Gavin Swankie (born 22 November 1983) is a retired Scottish

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. Capable of playing in midfield and as a

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, his previous clubs include

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and

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

Club career

Swankie signed for

after his contract at

ended having come through the youth ranks at Gayfield Park. He made 73 starts for Arbroath, as well as 32 substitute appearances, scoring seven goals. He returned to Arbroath on loan in January 2006 until the end of the season and then returned to Dundee, where he featured regularly over the next two seasons. On 1 May 2008, Swankie signed for Dundee's

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rivals

. He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season. Swankie then signed for a third spell at

. He won the

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and Scottish Football League Player of the Year awards for the

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in the 2010–11 campaign, and his goals helped Arbroath win their first senior league championship. Swankie signed for

in the 2012 summer transfer window. On 3 August 2013, he was the hero for Forfar Athletic when his two goals helped beat

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2–1 in the

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at Station Park. This was Forfar's first victory against Rangers. In July 2017, with one-year left on his contract, Swankie was placed on the transfer list by Forfar after he had intimated that he wished to leave the club, and on 4 July 2017, he signed with former club Arbroath for a fee of £8,000.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swankie, Gavin 1983 births Arbroath F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Association football midfielders Living people People from Arbroath Scottish Football League players Scottish footballers St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Angus, Scotland